JP5184267B2 - Electronic bulletin board server, electronic bulletin board system, and bulletin board data providing method - Google Patents

Description

  The present invention relates to an electronic bulletin board server, an electronic bulletin board system, and a bulletin board data providing method for providing an electronic bulletin board that can be used by an unspecified majority person via a network.

  As a system for exchanging information between users in a network community such as the Internet, the “Bulletin Board System (BBS)” has become widespread.

  If the electronic bulletin board can be used only by registered users (community members), the number of users is limited, and information exchange is not actively performed.

  For this reason, even unregistered users can only refer to information, and a method that requires registration is widely used to write information. In this case, the information that can be viewed on the same electronic bulletin board is the same for both unregistered users and registered users.

  In addition, in the electronic bulletin board of the above-described system, an unspecified number of users browse the information on the electronic bulletin board, and therefore access is made using a handle name that does not identify the person (poster) who wrote the information.

  For this reason, it has not been possible to respond to a request that a registered user wants to disclose even information that can identify an individual.

As a technology related to the disclosure of personal information, there is an “information mutual disclosure system” disclosed in Patent Document 1. The invention disclosed in Patent Document 1 enables browsing of personal information of other users within a limit of a public level preset by the user.
JP 2002-215589 A

However, the invention disclosed in Patent Literature 1 must disclose its own personal information in order to refer to other people's personal information. That is, no information can be referred to at a stage where the information is not disclosed.
When such a system is applied to an electronic bulletin board, when using the electronic bulletin board for the first time, it is forced to publish its own personal information, which is a psychological resistance. Therefore, there is a problem that it is difficult to increase the number of users of the electronic bulletin board, that is, community members.

  The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and is an electronic device that posts information in a state in which personal information can be referred to registered users and personal information cannot be referred to unregistered users. It is an object to provide a bulletin board server, an electronic bulletin board system, and a bulletin board data providing method.

In order to achieve the above object, as a first aspect of the present invention, bulletin board information including information written by a registered user using a predetermined input form is transmitted from an information processing apparatus connected via a network. An electronic bulletin board server to be referred to in response to the request of the user, means for extracting personal information included in information written using a predetermined input form, means for replacing each extracted personal information with an individual index, Means for storing information replaced with an index as bulletin board information, means for storing information indicating correspondence between personal information and the index, and an index in response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by a registered user In response to a reference request from an information processing device operated by a non-registered user. Comprising means for replacing the box regardless of the dummy information to the personal information, the bulletin board information obtained by replacing the index based on personal information or dummy information, and means for transmitting to the requesting information processing apparatus, the unregistered In response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by a user, the contents of an input field for information including at least personal information in a predetermined input form are replaced with information irrelevant to the personal information. An electronic bulletin board server characterized by the above is provided.

  In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides, as a second aspect, an electronic board characterized in that the electronic bulletin board server according to the above aspect of the present invention and at least one information processing apparatus are connected via a network. A bulletin board system is provided.

  According to the present invention, an electronic bulletin board server, an electronic bulletin board system, and a bulletin board that post information in a state in which personal information can be referred to registered users and personal information cannot be referred to unregistered users. Data provision methods can be provided.

[First Embodiment]
A first embodiment in which the present invention is suitably implemented will be described. As shown in FIG. 1, the BBS server 100 according to the present embodiment is connected to an unspecified number of information processing devices 200 a to 200 n via a network 300.

  FIG. 2 shows the configuration of the BBS server 100. The BBS server 100 includes a BBS management unit 101, a user authentication unit 102, a user data storage unit 103, a conversion processing unit 104, a BBS data storage unit 105, an index information storage unit 106, and an index replacement unit 107.

  The BBS management unit 101 performs control related to writing and browsing on the electronic bulletin board from the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n. The user authentication unit 102 authenticates the users of the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n according to instructions from the BBS management unit 101. The user data storage unit 103 stores data (user ID, password, etc.) used by the user authentication unit 102 for user authentication. The conversion processing unit 104 extracts personal information included in information written on the electronic bulletin board by the users of the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n, and converts it into an index. The BBS data storage unit 105 stores electronic bulletin board data in which a portion corresponding to personal information is converted into an index. The index information storage unit 106 stores the personal information converted by the conversion processing unit 104 in association with the converted index. In addition, dummy data unrelated to personal information is also stored. The index replacement unit 107 reads the electronic bulletin board data stored in the BBS data storage unit 105 in response to an instruction from the BBS management unit 101, and replaces the index based on the user authentication result.

  An arbitrary method can be applied as the user registration method (method for storing data in the user data storage unit 103). For example, a known online registration function may be provided in the BBS server 100, or the user data may be stored in the user data storage unit 103 by an operator manually.

FIG. 3 shows a flow of operations of the BBS server 100 when the users of the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n write information on the electronic bulletin board.
If there is a request for writing information to the electronic bulletin board from any of the information processing devices 200a to 200n, the BBS management unit 101 causes the user authentication unit 102 to authenticate the user (step S101). If the user authentication is successful (step S102 / Yes), the BBS management unit 101 sends an instruction to the conversion processing unit 104 to convert a portion corresponding to personal information in the information to be written on the electronic bulletin board into an index (step). S103).

  The part corresponding to personal information is related to personal information included in the text of the text to be written on the electronic bulletin board in addition to the information entered in the specific input fields (poster name and mail address of the contributor) A phrase (name, address, telephone number, e-mail address, etc.). Since a known method can be applied as a process for extracting these phrases from the sentence, a detailed description is omitted, but as an example, a phrase related to personal information is registered in a database or the like in advance. When those words are included in the text, the words may be converted into an index.

The bulletin board data in which the portion corresponding to the personal information is converted into the index is stored in the BBS data storage unit 105, and the information in which the index is associated with the original personal information is stored in the index information storage unit 106 (step S104).
If the user authentication fails (step S102 / No), the process is terminated without permitting writing of information on the electronic bulletin board.

FIG. 4 shows an operation flow of the BBS server 100 when the users of the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n browse information written on the electronic bulletin board.
When there is a request for browsing the electronic bulletin board from any of the information processing devices 200a to 200n, the BBS management unit 101 causes the user authentication unit 102 to authenticate the user (step S201). Then, the index replacement unit 107 is requested to read the bulletin board data (step S202). If user authentication is successful in step S201 (step S203 / Yes), the BBS management unit 101 instructs the index replacement unit 107 to replace the index with the original information (step S204). On the other hand, when user authentication fails in step S201 (step S203 / No), the BBS management unit 101 instructs the index replacement unit 107 to replace the index with dummy data (step S205). Thereafter, the BBS management unit 101 transmits the bulletin board data that has been replaced by the index replacement unit 107 to the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n that are the request sources (step S206).

As described above, the BBS server according to the present embodiment publishes an electronic bulletin board in a state where personal information can be referred to registered users and personal information cannot be referred to unregistered users. To do. Therefore, even a non-registered user can browse contents that are not related to personal information, and therefore, the use of the electronic bulletin board can be promoted.
In addition, since information that can identify an individual can be disclosed as it is to registered users, information can be actively exchanged between registered users.
Furthermore, when using an electronic bulletin board, there is no need to use a handle name or the like that does not identify an individual.

[Second Embodiment]
A second embodiment in which the present invention is suitably implemented will be described. Similar to the BBS server 100 of the first embodiment, the BBS server 400 according to the present embodiment is connected to an unspecified number of information processing apparatuses via a network.

FIG. 5 shows a configuration of the BBS server 400 according to the present embodiment. The BBS server 400 includes a BBS management unit 401, a user authentication unit 402, a user data storage unit 403, a BBS data storage unit 404, a conversion processing unit 405, and a dummy data storage unit 406.
The BBS management unit 401 performs control related to writing and browsing on the electronic bulletin board from the information processing apparatus. The user authentication unit 102 authenticates the user of the information processing apparatus in response to an instruction from the BBS management unit 101. The user data storage unit 103 stores data (user ID, password, etc.) used by the user authentication unit 102 for user authentication. The BBS data storage unit 404 stores electronic bulletin board data. The conversion processing unit 405 converts a part related to personal information in the data on the electronic bulletin board into dummy data. The dummy data 406 stores dummy data that is not related to personal information.

FIG. 6 shows an operation flow of the BBS server 100 when the users of the information processing apparatuses 200a to 200n write information on the electronic bulletin board.
When there is a request for writing information from the information processing apparatus to the electronic bulletin board, the BBS management unit 401 causes the user authentication unit 402 to authenticate the user (step S301). If the user authentication is successful (step S302 / Yes), the BBS management unit 101 stores the bulletin board data in the BBS data storage unit 404 (step S303).
If the user authentication has failed (step S302 / No), the process ends without permitting writing of information on the electronic bulletin board.

FIG. 7 shows an operation flow of the BBS server 400 when the user of the information processing apparatus browses information written on the electronic bulletin board.
When there is a request for browsing the electronic bulletin board from the information processing apparatus, the BBS management unit 401 causes the user authentication unit 402 to authenticate the user (step S401). If the user authentication is successful (step S402 / Yes), the BBS management unit 401 acquires the electronic bulletin board data from the BBS data storage unit 404 (step S403). On the other hand, if user authentication fails (step S402 / No), the BBS management unit 401 instructs the conversion processing unit 405 to replace the portion corresponding to the personal information in the electronic bulletin board data with dummy data. To do. The conversion processing unit 405 reads the dummy data from the dummy data storage unit 406 and replaces the portion corresponding to the personal information in the electronic bulletin board data with the dummy data (step S404). Thereafter, the BBS management unit 401 acquires bulletin board data from which the replacement corresponding to the personal information has been completed from the conversion processing unit 405 (step S405).
The BBS management unit 401 transmits the bulletin board data acquired from the BBS data storage unit 404 or the conversion processing unit 405 to the requesting information processing apparatus (step S406).

As described above, the BBS server according to the present embodiment publishes the bulletin board in a state where personal information can be referred to registered users and personal information cannot be referred to unregistered users. . Therefore, even a non-registered user can browse contents that are not related to personal information, and therefore, the use of the electronic bulletin board can be promoted.
In addition, since information that can identify an individual can be disclosed as it is to registered users, information can be actively exchanged between registered users.
Furthermore, when using an electronic bulletin board, there is no need to use a handle name or the like that does not identify an individual.

  Each of the above embodiments is an example of a preferred embodiment of the present invention, and the present invention is not limited to these and can be variously modified.

It is a figure which shows the electronic bulletin board system using the BBS server which concerns on 1st Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a figure which shows the structure of the BBS server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement at the time of the information writing to the bulletin board of the BBS server which concerns on 1st Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement when the bulletin board of the BBS server which concerns on 1st Embodiment is browsed. It is a figure which shows the structure of the BBS server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment which implemented this invention suitably. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement at the time of the information writing to the bulletin board of the BBS server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment. It is a figure which shows the flow of operation | movement when the bulletin board of the BBS server which concerns on 2nd Embodiment is browsed.

Explanation of symbols

100, 400 BBS server 101, 401 BBS management unit 102, 402 User authentication unit 103, 403 User data storage unit 104, 405 Conversion processing unit 105, 404 BBS data storage unit 106 Index information storage unit 107 Index replacement unit 406 Dummy data storage Part

Claims (4)

An electronic bulletin board server that references bulletin board information composed of information written by a registered user using a predetermined input form in response to a request from an information processing apparatus connected via a network,
Means for extracting personal information included in information written using the predetermined input form;
A means to replace each extracted personal information with a separate index;
Means for storing information replaced with an index as the bulletin board information;
Means for storing information indicating correspondence between the personal information and the index;
The index is replaced with original personal information in response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by a registered user, and the index is personalized in response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by an unregistered user. Means for replacing dummy information that is unrelated to the information,
Means for transmitting bulletin board information in which the index is replaced with original personal information or dummy information to an information processing apparatus as a request source;
In response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by an unregistered user, the content of the input field of information consisting only of personal information in the predetermined input form is replaced with information unrelated to personal information. An electronic bulletin board server characterized by being referred to.   In response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by an unregistered user, the personal information input in the information input field including information other than personal information is replaced with irrelevant information for reference. The electronic bulletin board server according to claim 1. 3. An electronic bulletin board system comprising the electronic bulletin board server according to claim 1 and at least one information processing apparatus connected via a network. A bulletin board data provision method by an electronic bulletin board server that makes reference to bulletin board information composed of information written by a registered user using a predetermined input form in response to a request from an information processing apparatus connected via a network. And
Extracting personal information included in the information written using the predetermined input form;
Replacing each extracted personal information with a separate index;
Storing the information replaced by the index as the bulletin board information;
Storing information indicating correspondence between the personal information and the index;
The index is replaced with original personal information in response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by a registered user, and the index is personalized in response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by an unregistered user. Replacing dummy information unrelated to information;
Sending the bulletin board information in which the index is replaced with the original personal information or the dummy information to the requesting information processing apparatus,
In response to a reference request from an information processing apparatus operated by an unregistered user, the electronic bulletin board server uses personal information as the content of an input field of information consisting only of personal information in the predetermined input form. Is a bulletin board data provision method characterized in that reference is made by replacing it with irrelevant information.

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